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Essay on Fashion, .... 

Remarks on Dress, .... 8 

Correspondence, . . . . .16 

Directions for Measurement, ... 37 

Notices of the Press, . . . . .89 



FASHION! 



Fashion is, and has been, and will be through all ages, the 
outward form through which the mind speaks to the ma- 
terial universe. 

We wear forms — we see forms — we like and dislike 
forms; also places, shades, and colors. Form and Fashion 
go hand in hand, links of the same harmonious chain, cre- 
ating all the " outward" life we live. 

Fashion in all languages designs to make, shape, mod^^l, 
adapt, embellish and adorn. It has moulded society and 
shaped Empires; and has held in its scales the fates of 
kingdoms and the destinies of republics. It has entered 
into the life of all nations, and will be identified in its 
influence with our fortunes forever. So universal is its con- 
trol, that we can not escape from its all-encircling embrace. 
Wherever we go, whatever we do, whatever we are, Fash- 
ion holds the wand of power over us, more blandly, but 
notless imperiously, than the sceptre of empire was swaj^ed 
by the Csesars! 

Fashion, then, means our ouhoard life. Not merely the 
dress we wear, the latest dance for the festive hall, nor 
the style of carriage, or livery of the servant. It decides 
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architecture, establishing the Doric, the Ionic, the Corinth- 
ian, and the American, — taking a sterner and grander 
form in Rome. In the middle ages it prescribed the 
Gothic, and the matchless structures of those periods, 
which now amaze and delight the traveler, from the banks 
of the Rhine to the thousand glittering spires that shoot 
into heaven from that miracle of beauty, the Cathedral of 
Milan. 

It dictates laws for the just and the unjust ; it influences 
the forms of worship, for it decorates the panels of the 
church, as well as those of the synagogue, the Turkish 
moslem, the Chinese pagoda, and dresses all their priests 
and altars. 

Fashion presides at every scene of life. From the cra- 
dle to the tomb, its empire is unbroken ; its subjects are all 
mankind. 

Dress is onlj^one of the countless forms in which Fashion 
asserts its dominion. But in this great department espe- 
cially, it is peculiarly the province of art to adapt and 
perfect form to nature and classic taste. 

Inconsiderately as men sometimes speak of tailors, no 
painter or sculptor of any proficiency is ever heard to dis- 
parage the successful efforts of a good tailor. They know 
that the drapery on figures must fall gracefully, and 
harmonize with the shape and style of the subject; and it 
is one of the most difficult achievements of their arts to 
accomplish it. It is just as true of the tailor and his pro- 
fession. In this respect, the tailor with his shears, the 
author with his pen, the artist with his chisel, the painter 
with his pencil, or the genius that produces beautiful com- 
binations, abridging labor while benefiting the laborer, 
stand on the same relative scale — each desirous of produc- 
ing that which ennobles and adorns our common humanity. 



Probably not one garment made in one hundred is a 
perfectfit. It is one of the most difficult arts iu the world 
to dress a man perfectly. No matter what may be the 
prevailing fashion of dress, no two men are made near 
enough alike to be equally well fitted by the same article ; 
consequently a ready-made garment, cut for unknown or 
unseen figures, is, according to the laws of good taste, an 
impossibility, and never did, nor never will, grace the per- 
son of a gentleman of acquired taste. A difference in oc- 
cupation, stature, form, attitude, complexion, or even man- 
ners, will decide the fabric and color of the garment best 
suited to each individual style ; and a thousand little 
points and combinations have patiently to enter into that 
rare sight — a perfectly well-dressed gentleman. 

If the subscriber had not achieved this point of emi- 
nence in his art, he should regard his life as a grievous dis- 
appointment to his professional pride. He, however, de- 
pends not alone upon his own assertions, but is indorsed 
by the highest and noblest in the land. His credentials 
are voluminous from the eminent living and departed. To 
quote the words of that great Patriot and Statesman, the 
illustrious Webster: "I heard that there were two Presi- 
dents in the East Room — the President of Fashion, Mr. 
George P. Fox, and the President of the United States, Mr. 
Fillmore." 



REMARKS ON DRESS. 



A GREAT modern writer has no less profoundly than 
pointedly observed, that *' in the one prt-gnant subject of 
CLOTHES, rightly understood, is included all that men have 
thought, dreamed, done, and been. The whole external 
universe, and what it holds, is but clothing; and the es- 
sence of all science lies in the philosophy of clothes." In 
presenting to the public a prospectus of an Establishment 
w'hich aims to signalize itself no less by the high aesthetic 
principles of art, on which its operations are founded, tlian 
by the transcendent beauty, gracefulness andfashion of its 
productions, we venture to call attention to a few consider- 
ations — we will not be po presumptuous as to say on the 
Philosophy of Dress — but which, we trust, will be in ac- 
cordance with the spirit of the admirable sentence which 
we have just quoted. 

"We regard dress, not merely as an envelope of broad- 
cloth or cassimere, silk, satin, or velvet, wrought up with 
more or less taste, after the model of a prevailing fashion, 
but as one of the most significant expressions of character, 
and sustaining an intimate connection with manners and 
morals. 

It is universally admitted that nothing marks the gen- 
tleman more than the style of his dress. The elegance, 



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propii»:ty, and good taste which are conspicuous in that, at 
once create a presumption in his favor. They form a per- 
petual letter of recommendation, whose validity is every- 
where acknowledged. A rich and becoming costume 
answers as a passport to the traveler; opens the doors of 
liospitable courtesy to the stranger; gives the citizen a 
free ticket to the best places of society; forms a decorous 
ornament to wealth, and, where it is wanting, in many re- 
spects supplies its place. You notice the well-dressed gen- 
tlf'man, although in the streets ; in the most crowded thor- 
oughfares he is conspicuous above the throng ; he challenges 
your admiration even at a distance. "Far off, his coming 
shines. As he approaches, you are struck with the exquisite 
contour of his costume, the tasteful harmony of its colors, the 
charming smoothness and supple undulation of its fit; and 
you instiuctively pronounce its wearer to be a gentleman. 
He has received justice at the hands of his tailor, and you 
cannot mistake the seal of his gentility. 

Nor is dre^s a less important indication of the personal 
taste of the wearer. If often marks the distinction between, 
vulgarity and refinement ; it shows the disposition no less 
clearly than language or conduct. A mind imbued with a 
love of elegance, devoted to the beautiful harmonies of 
form, of color, of motion ; inspired with a passion for the 
becoming, the lovely, the graceful, will not fail to manifest 
itself in the selection and arrangements of dress. You see 
its innate love in its outward surroimdings. Good taste 
is, in fact — similar to GeneralJackson's cabinet — a unit. It 
marks the Avhole man. It extends to the cut of a garment 
no less than to the construction of an epic, I have alwaj-s 
noticed that a polished mind was attaclied to graceful and 
elegant attire. I judge of the good taste of a man, not 
merely by his air and bearing, his speech and gesture, or 



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his love of art and literature, bXjt also, and in a great mea- 
sure, by his dress. I have often been deceived by the one ; 
seldom, or never, by the other, 

The character of the dress, moreover, is important as a 
sign of social position. The moralists say a man is known 
by the company he keeps. I say he is better known by the 
clothe? he wears. The air of good society cannot be given 
except by education, aided by the artistic hand of a genu- 
ine tailor. An institution like that over which I have the 
honor to preside, is the necessary avenue to the halls of 
fashion. With such an outfit as emanates from that popular 
emporium, you may feel a delightful sense of social security ; 
your position is well-defined and unmistakable ; you may 
sit, bearing the credentials of the leader of Fashion, at 
"good men's feasts" without shame, nor fear that Scorn 
will point at you her slow, unraoving finger. 

The relation of dress to manners and morals is too ob- 
vious to be insi.^ted on. The first condition of good man- 
ners is ease and self-confidence. If you have no self- 
respect, your manners cannot win the respect of your as- 
sociates. If you are not easy with yourself, you can never 
make them easy with you. But can a man be at ease in a 
coat out at elbows — a coat which hangs like a meal-bag 
upon his shoulders — a coat which reminds you of a speci- 
men of fossil remains, or an heirloom from one of the com- 
pany in the ark — a coat which is a badge of contempt, a 
sign of vulgarity, an expression of a dilapidated purse, a 
careless disposition, or an uncultivated and barbarous 
taste ? No ; an ill-dressed man must be ill at ease. His 
manners must be forced and ungraceful. He never can 
show that delightful suavitj', that fascinating union of 
spirit and sweetness, that enchanting harmony of expres- 
sion and movement, which distinguish the finished gentle- 



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man, unless he feels perfectly at home in his clothes; un- 
less they have been fitted to his person, his character, and 
his physiognomy, with that exquisite skill which is essen- 
tial to the style of manners so finely described by the great 
orator, Edmund Burke, as the "unbought grace of life." 

Our great American statesman, the late Daniel Web- 
ster, was no less distinguished for the graceful and imposing 
dignity of his manners, than for his diplomatic skill and 
his commanding eloquence. But as he was the most able of 
Constitutionalists, so was he one of the best dressed of gentle- 
men. In the favorite costume — blue and buff — of my illus- 
trious namesake, the British Commoner, Charles James 
Fox, no man appeared to more transcendent advantage in 
a legislative hall, or a fashionable drawing room, than did 
the eminent expounder of the Constitution ; while, on 
more solemn occasions, these were doffed to give place to 
the more sombre black, mingled with white. I will not 
undertake to say in what degree he was indebted to the 
perfection of his dress for his imposing presence ; but I do 
say, that it gave an additional power to the majesty of his 
demeanor, and the weight of his eloquence. I may quote 
his own words to this effect, when, on donning a suit from 
the once celebrated emporium of Milton (a retired tailor), 
he exclaimed, "Ah, I now breathe easier than I have done 
for a long time ; indeed, I feel as if I were in Milton's 
Paradise." 

The influence of dress on morals presents a theme for 
the pen of a philosopher; a merchant- tailor can scarcely 
hope to do it justice. I will, however, venture to submit, 
that no civilized man is apt to commit a crime in a good 
suit of clothes. An easy and graceful garment is incom- 
patible with a deed of violence. The serenity produced by 
a perfect fitting suit puts one in good humor with all man- 



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kind. Arrayed in a fine and elegant costume, with the 
consunnmate polish of appearance which it is equally the 
duty and the pride of the conscientious artist to impart, a 
man feels his responsibilities as a citizen, is inspired with a 
love of order, becomes refined and elevated in his tastes, is 
filled with respect for law, decorum and propi iety, and 
finds in his own character a guarantee against temptation. 
Indeed, out of the immense number of customers who have 
honored me with their patronage, I do not know of one 
who has ever been convicted of a crime ; many I have 
seen by that influence raised to exalted stations: not one 
has been brought before a court of justice ; not one who 
dc^s not sustain a fair and estimable character as an Amer- 
ican citizen Is it not evident that the secret of virtue is 
often found in the wardrobe — that a good dress is a great 
preservative of good morals ? 

In closing these remarks, I Avill not omit to mention the 
connection of the dress of mankind with commerce, the 
importance of wiiich cannot be overlooked in our mercan- 
tile community. The tailor and the dress-maker are indis- 
pens'ible media betw^een the importing merchant and the 
consumer. They distribute the commodities which are 
furnished by commerce. Until the goods of the merchant 
have passed through their hands, their value is in a dor- 
mant state, and contribute nothing to the embellishment or 
the utility of life. Patronize tlie tailor — you give an im- 
pulse to commerce ; you help to keep open the great high- 
way of nations ; you lend your support to the most efiicient 
and most indispensable agency of civilization. In seeking 
the taste and elegance of your own personal appearance, 
you thus not only contribute to the interests of the profes- 
sion, but promote the welfare of our common country and 
universal fashion. 



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Such, my fellow-citizens, is the importance of a wise 
devotion to tliis branch of social ecoDomy. Believe me, 
you cannot overrate its value. And hence you perceive 
the neees4ty of availing yourselves of the aid of such art- 
ists as you can rely on for strength and fineness of fabric, 
elegance of fashion, color, perfection of fit and faithfulness 
of finish. I am actuated by a noble ambition to elevate 
the costume of the age to its true place in the unfathomed 
interest of the world of fashion; to make our citizens as 
renowned for their garments as for their institutions; to 
cause Paris and London to hide their diminished heads as 
arbiters of gentility; and to adorn the Doric simpli';ity of 
American principles by the inimitable grace and elegance 
of an appropriate Democratic costume. While in no way 
anxious to curtail, but on the contrary, soliciting to in- 
crease the business of my fellow-tradesmen, my sole desire 
is to establish a style of fashion commensurate with the 
growing importance and dignity of this National Union, 
Fellow-citizens! I appeal to your generous sympathies and 
to your patriotic pride! Let my great national enterprise 
be forwarded by your cordial co operation. Then will the 
invincible ranks of well-dressed Americans strike terror 
among the despots of Fashion and Freedom of the Old 
World ! 

For the accomplishment of this purpose, George P. 
Fox has established a system in his Store, which, as hag 
been shown by past experience, will enable him to carry 
his plans into effect without the risk of disappointment. 
With his thorough knowledge of business in all its bran- 
ches; his familiarity with the manufacture and sale of 
every variety of cloth, from the first condition of the raw 
material to its finished state, and his intimate personal 
acquaintance with the most eminent houses in the leading 
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mannfactnring districts of England, and commanding the 
resources of all other countries, he enjoys unusual facilities 
for the purchase of goods, on cash principles, enabling him 
to take advantage of the changes in the markets, and to 
aflford his goods at a great reduction from the ruling prices of 
the trade. By this method he can insure the excellent qual- 
ity, as well as the moderate price of all the materials which 
are used in his establishment. Its durability will be found 
to be no less remarkable than its beauty. He can, there- 
fore, guarantee that none of his customers will be com- 
pelled to lay aside a favorite garment through any defect 
in the texture or permanence of the article. 

The internal arrangements of his establishment are on 
a corresponding scale, for fashion, utility, and imposing 
effect, with his system of purchases. In the Cutting De- 
partment, he employs none but the most skillful and cele- 
brated artists. No expense is spared to secure the services 
of those whose taste, dexterity, and practical success, have 
deservedly made them favorites with the public. The best 
talent of Paris and London, as well as that of native growth, 
is constantly in exercise in his establishment, and has given 
it a reputation for the symmetry, grace and fashionable air 
of its productions, which nothing but unmistakable excel- 
lence could command. 

His mode of taking the measure of his customers is 
unrivaled for its simplicity and scientific accuracy. Con- 
ducted on strictly mathematical principles, it embraces a 
variety of minute details, insuring a precision and delight- 
ful smoothness and ease of fit, which is justly considered 
as the most important, no less than the most difficult, 
achievement of the tailoring art. It will be admitted with- 
out the possibility of question, that the customers of George 
P. Fox can alwaj's be recognized by the connoisseur, 



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not only by the elegant and substantial character of their 
cloth, but by the graceful harmony of its workmanship. 

Nor is less attention paid to thoroughness and perfec- 
tion of finish, in every department of his Establishment. 
The work is done according to his orders in a neat, faithful, 
and lasting manner, by his various employees. He is quite 
as ambitious that the garments which he sells should wear 
well as that they should look well. His system of inspec- 
tion operates as such a cheek on the carelessness or unfaith- 
fulness of workmen, as to make any neglect on their part 
almost an impossibility. 

With these advantages of system, which pervade every 
part of his fashionable Establishment, Gteorge P. Fox, VLi- 
venteur des Modes, is confident that he can give the utmost 
satisfaction to people of all nations who may favor him 
with their orders; and that, having once made trial of his 
goods, they will never look to any other quarter for the 
supply of their wardrobes. His principle is, "Large Sales, 
Low Profits, and Rapid Returns." His motto is, " The 
Blutual Benefit of the Tailor and the Purchaser." 

He permits none but the best materials of their kinds 
to be used, and prides himself upon the superior quality of 
his fabrics and colors. His Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vest- 
iugs, silks, satins, velvets, (fee, <fec., are from the first man- 
ufacturers in Europe. 

His stock now consists of every variety of the most 
Fashionable Goods, the whole of which is offered for sale 
at economical prices, which cannot fail to atti-act the atten- 
tion of the public, who are most respectfully invited to 
visit his establishment, and verify that promise. 



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TRIBUTES FROM THE LIVING, 

AND 

MEMENTOES FROM THE DEPARTED. 



Copied verhatim from the Original -Autographs 
in the possession of G-eo. (P. Fox. 



Letters from the late DAMEL WEBSTER. 

AsTOR House, May 28, 1852, 
Dear Sir: 

If my K'haban is done, I should be glad it might be 
sent to me this morning, as I need it for traveling, this 
warm weather. 

I leave the city at 1 o'clock to-day. 

Yrs. Respectfully, 

DANIEL WEBSTER. 
Geo. p. Fox, Esq. 



Boston, Jfay 22, 1852. 
Geo. p. Fox, Esq., New York : 

Dear Sir, — I have received your letter of the 21st inst. 
in relation to my summer paletot I shall be in New York 
in the course of next week, and will call as you suggest at 



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your establisliment, if I feel able, but I would prefer that 

you should send it to the Astor House on Tuesday forenoon. 

Yours, trul}^ 

DAXIEL WEBSTER. 



• Washington, April 30, 1852. 
Dear Sir, — 

The suit of clothes you were so kind as to send 
me, fitted admirably well. They are exceedingly 
handsomely made, of fine material, and are really elegant 
— too elegant, I fear, for me. The K'haban is a very nice 
article, and I like it much. I wish you to furnish me one 
of lighter material, and lighter color, and sleeves not so 
deep, for spring and summer use, I expect to be at the 
Astor House on Monday, and shall pass the afternoon there, 
and should be glad if j'ou would send me a few patterns, 
gray, drab, or some other color, from which I can make a 
selection. 

Yours, truly, 

DANIEL WEBSTER. 

George P. Fox, Esq., Merchant Tailor, New York, 



Wasiiingtox, Jane 8, 1852. 
George P. Fox, Esq., New York: 

Dear Sir, — I have received the K'haban, which you sent 
me a few days ago, and am much pleased with it. It is 
the most comfortable and easy-fitting summer garment 
that I have ever worn. 

I am, Sir, your 

Obed't Serv't, 

DANIEL WEBSTER. 

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Letters from G. J. ABBOT, Esq., the Private Secretary to the 
late Uouorabli DANIEL WEBSTEB. 

Washington, D. C, Nov. 28, 1852. 
Dear Sir : 

In reply to j'our note received a few days since, I have 
to inform 3'ou that Mr. Webster was interred in his best 
blue coat, being the one which he had received from your 
establishment, as I understood, a short time previous to his 
death. 

Yours, very respectfully, 

G. J. ABBOT. 
Georc4k p. Fox, Esq., Xew York. 



Washington, Dec. 3, 1852. 
E. Brooks, Esq. : 

My dear Sir, — I enclose a letter to Mr, Fox, which I hope 
is satisfactory. 

When Mr. Webster was writing his Historical Address, 
he received from Mr. Fox his card, handsomely engraved, 
on which was the figure of a fox, running, and the motto, 
"faiTe sans dire.''* I was struck with the appearance of 
the card, and placed it in a conspicuous situation, so that 
it should attract Mr, Webster's attention. He was dictating 
to me one of his most carefully prepared passages, that on 
the S^th page. He was walking backwards and forwards, 
and had got as far as the words "long foresight," when he 
paused to consider how to complete the sentence. At that 
moment his eye fell on Mr. Fox's card. He took it up, 
looked attentively at it, and then added, in a loud tone, 
what follows on that page down to "dire," bursting at the 
same time into a loud, ringing laugh, remarked, "Thank 

* See extract on page 19, 



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Mr. Fox for that idea." When he received his K'haban, 
after trying it on and admiring its easy and genteel fit, I 
asked him if I should acknowledge the receipt of it. He 
said he would dictate the letter himself. I gave the pen 
to an attendant, and he dictated the three lines which 
afterwards appeared in Mr. Fox's advertisement. This 
letter afterwards became famous again by an article in the 
Boston Courier of Oct. the 18th or 20th, as the identical 
Blatchford Letter, to which I hope you will call Mr. Fox's 
attention. 

Yours, trul}^ 

G. j: abbot. 

Erastus Brooks, Esq., 

Editor New York Express. 



Washington, June 28, 1854. 
G. P. Fox, Esq. : 

Dear Sir, — I enclose herewith a private note to our 
Consul, Mr. Saunders, bespeaking for you his kindly ser- 
vices. 

Yours, truly, 

G. J. ABBOT. 



Extract from Mr. WEBSTER'S Address before the 
New York Historical Society. 

The following most eloquent extract is the one in which 
Mr. Webster, in his celebrated address before the N. Y. 
Historical Society, Feb. 23, 1852, introduced Mr. Fox's 
motto as above related : 

"Let this day ever be remembered. It saw assembled 
from the several colonies, these great men whose names 
have come down to us and will descend to all posterity. 



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" Their proceedings are remarkable for simplicity, 
dignity, and unequaled ability. At that day, probably, 
there could have been convened on no part of this globe 
an equal number of men, possessing greater talents and 
ability, or animated by a higher or more patriotic motive. 
They were men, full of the spirit of the occasion, imbued 
deeply with the general sentiment of the country, of large 
comprehension, of long foresight, and of few words. They 
made no speeches for ostentation, they sat with closed 
doors, and their great maxim was '■'■faire sans dire." 

"It is true, they only wrote; but the issuing of such 
writings, on such authority, and at such a crisis, was ac- 
tion, — high, decisive, national action. They knew the his- 
tory of the past ; they were alive to all the difficulties and 
all the duties of the present, and they acted from the first, 
as if the future were all open before them. Peyton Ran- 
dolph was unanimously chosen President, and Charles 
Thomson was appointed Secretary, In such a constella- 
tion, it would be invidious to point out the bright particu- 
lar stars. Let me only say, what none can consider injus- 
tice to others, that George Washington was one of the 
number." 

The Dress in which WEBSTER was Entombed. 

Daniel Webster, like some other gifted men that have 
brightened the age they have lived in, was great in every- 
thing. He respected the opinions and the customs of his 
countrj^ and of his time, in all points that merited his observa- 
tion. Buthe would never changematerially his style of dress 
while he lived, nor would he allow it to be done after he 
was dead. He left special directions to have his body after 
decease clothed in the garments he used to wear in the 



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Senate of the United States; and those who bent over his 
coffin recognized that mighty form, robed in the same vest 
and the same blue dress coat, with the velvet collar and 
gold- wove cloth buttons, that he had last worn when he 
sat at the head of his own table, and was diffusing joy and 
beneficence around the glad circle gathered there to enjoy 
his hospitality. Nearly all the celebrated tailors of the 
country sought the privilege at some period of his life, of 
making for him something to wear; but no one seems to 
liave suited his taste so perfectly as Mr. George P, Fox ; 
for not long before he died, Mr. Webster had ordered 
from him this same chaste but richly made blue dress coat, 
and it was his desire that he might wear it to his tomb. 
Mr. Fox has received many compliments for the matchless 
skill he displays in his art — and he has studied it as an 
art, like an artist ; but the highest honor that has ever 
been paid to his genius as a costumer, was paid by the 
great dejiarted Statesman of Marshlield. — New York Paper. 



Deposition of GEORGE P. FOX, taken before Mayor 
TIEMANN, of the City of New York. 

City and County of Neio York, ss. 

George P. Fox, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that 
the piece of cloth hereto annexed is part of the same 
piece from w^hich deponent made a blue dress coat to oi-der 
for the late Hon. Daniel Webster, on the 2oih Februar}', 
1852 ; and deponent has been informed by letter, by G. J. 
Abbot, Esq., the Private Secretary of Mr. Webster, that 
the said coat was worn by Mr. Webster in his lifetime, to- 



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getlier with a buff vest and black cassimore pantaloons, 
and, in accordance with the request of Mr. Webster on his 
death-bed, he was buried in the said suit of clothes of de- 
ponent's manufacture as above set forth. 

Sworn to before me this ) 
12th day of August, 1859. ) 

DANIEL F. TIEMANN, Mayor. 



Letters from MILLARD FILLMORE, Ex-President of the 
United States. 

"Washington, Juli/ 3, 1851, 

Sir: 

On my return from a short trip to Virginia, I had the 
pleasure to receive your favor of the llth June, together 
with a fine specimen of black cassimere, which you have 
kindly presented for my acceptance, and for which I beg 
to return my acknowledgments. 

I should be very happy to avail myself of your kind 
offer to make me a pair of pantaloons, but the truth is I 
have found it more difficult to procure a perfectly fitting 
pair of pantaloons than any other garment, and on that 
account I have no pair which I should be willing to send 
on as a pattern. My son, to Avhom I have shown your 
letter, desires me to say, that his stays when passiiig 
through New York, have generally been very short, but he 
hopes at sometime to give you a call. 
Yours truly, 

MILLARD FILLMORE. 

Geo. p. Fox, Esq., New York, 



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Washington, Juhf 15, 1851. 
Sir: 

I am this morning in receipt of your favor of the 1 2th 

inst., and shall be pleased to comply with your request to 

retain the cassimere I received from you, until your next 

visit to Washington, that you may be enabled to make it up . 

Very truly yours, 

MILLARD FILLMORE. 
Geokge p. Fox, Esq., New York. 



Washington, Feb. 4, 1853. 
George P. Fox, Esq., Merchant Tailor, New York : 
Sir, — As it is possible that I may go South instead of 
North, at the close of my administration, I should be 
pleased to receive the suit of clothes which you are to 
make for me, at your earliest convenience, that any defect 
may be remedied before I leave this city. 

Respectfully yours, 

MILLARD FILLMORE. 



Washington, Feb. 8, 1853. 
Mr. Geo. P. Fox, New York : 

Sir, — Your letter of the 5th came to hand this morning, 
and in reply to yowr suggestion I would say, that I should 
be happy to see yourself and your foreman at your earliest 
convenience, in reference to the fitting of the suit of 
clothes which you are to make for me. 
I am 

Respectful!}^ yours, 

MILLARD FILLMORE. 



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Letters from Genl. FRiXKLIN PIERCF, Ex-President of 
the rnited States. 

AVasiiington, D. C, 18 July, 1853. 
My dear Sir : 

The President found yoxir note of the 9th inst, awaiting, 
with many others, his return from New York, and he de- 
sires me to express to you the extreme mortification he 
feels to learn that the reception of your tasteful suit of 
clothes, forwarded some months since, has not been ac- 
knowledged. 

The garments were all admirahly adapted to the figure, 
considering the circumstances under which they were 
made, and will not require any alteration,* 

The President desires me to assui e you that he appre- 
ciates the kindness and generosity which prompted so hand- 
some a gift. 

With high regard, I am, 

Yr. friend and servant, 

SIDNEY WEBSTER. 
Geo. p. Fox, Esq., Merchant Tailor, Broadway, 

New York City. 



Wasuington, D. C, 17 May, 1854, 
George P. Fox, Esq. : 

Hir, — The President's coachman and footman are in need 
of box coats for snimmer. I wish you to send as early as 
possible, coats suitable for them in material and size. The 
cloth should be wool, but as thin as a regard for strength 
and durability will allow. The color I wish to be more 
distinct and decided than that of the coats you made in 

♦ "Was measured and fitted by Mr, Fox, siinply by tlic eye. 



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the winter. It must be a handsome blue, not light bine, 
Bor very dark, but a medium. As to size, they should be 
cut to wear without any other coats under them. The 
buttons to be plain black. The length of skirt I suppose 
need not be much longer than an ordinary frock coat. 
Perhaps you may like to put pocket flaps upon the hips, 
to give the coat a distinctive character as a box coat. It 
should be made of as thin goods as will bear the pulling on 
and otF which strong men always subject their garments 
to when in haste. 

Also, you may send for them each a pair of pants of the 
same material, or pei'haps thinner, if 3'ou can get it of the 
same color. Send me bill, for the President, with goods. 
Truly yours, 

SIDNEY WEBSTER. 



WAsmNGTON, D. C, 19lh July, 1855. 

Dear Sir: 

I return the sample of the goods selected for the coat. 
Probably no suggestions concerning the style or make of 
the garments are necessary. As it is to be a dress coat, 
the style will be the same, I suppose, as a dress coat of cloth. 
As it is to be forsimimer wear, and of light goods, it should 
be made up as light as possible, consistent with neatness of 
fit to the person. "Would not nice grass cloth, or very fine 
hair cloth, be the best for stiffening about the chest instead 
of heavy cloth ? 

As to-day is Thursday, I hope you will be able to for- 
ward the coat by the middle of next week. 
Truly yours, 

SIDNEY WEBSTER. 

Geo. p. Fox, Esq., New York. 



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Correspondence with the Hon. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. 

Washington, D. C, July 31, 1852. 
My dear Sir : 

Herewith you will find a draft by Selden, Withers &. 
Co., on the Bank of Conamerce, in your favor, in full for 
your bill. 

Respectfully, your obed't serv't, 

S. A. DOUGLAS. 
Mr. Geo. P. Fox, New York. 

P. S. — Please acknowledge receipt. 



Correspondence with the NAVY DEPARTMENT. 

Navy Department, June 2G, 1852. 
Sir:— 

In reply to your letter of the 25th inst., addressed to 
the Chief Clerk of the Department, I have to inform you 
that the patterns referred to in the Uniform Regulations 
will probably be received in a few days, when a copy will 
be sent to you. 

I am, respectfully, 

Your obed't serv't, 

WM. A. GRAHAM. 
Mr. Georgj; p. Fox, 

Broadway, New York. 



Correspondence with the late Commodore MATHEW C. 
PERRY and George P. Fox. 

Navy School, Annapolis, Md., ) 
June 3, 1852. f 

Dear Sir: — 

If you have not yet put the lace on my coat and pan- 
taloons, I will thank y^u not to do so until my return to 



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New York, as I have some doubt whether it will not be 
better to use English imported lace. 
Eespectfully, 

Your obed't serv't, 

M. C. PERRY. 
George P. Fox, 

Bi'oadway, N. Y. 



Will Mr. Brown, at 'the Naval Store-keeper's office at 
the Navy Yard, please give to Mr. Fox the name of the 
Contractor for blue flannel for the Navj. 

M. C. PERRY. 



Mr. Horseman: — 

Please deliver to the bearer (Mr. G. P. Fox) my cap. 

M. C. PERRY. 
June IM, 1852. 



Mr. Gustavus A. Ratz : — 

Please deliver to Mr. George P. Fox, or his order, my 
new sword-belt and epaulets, 

M. C. PERRY, 
At Mr. Belmont'.s office, 
corner of Beaver and Hanover streets. 



Correspondence with the DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 

Department of State, Washington, ) 
October 2c?, 1852. \ 

George P. Fox, Esq., New York : — 

Sir — As requested in your note of the 29th ultimo, I 
send herein a description of the uniform for U. S. Consuls, 
recommended in the Instructions from this Department. 



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It is proper to state that it is not obligatory upon Con- 
suls to adhere closely to the same, but they are left free to 
adopt such other dress as may be best suited to the places 
of their respective residences. 

The Department has never caused nuy drawings to be 
prepared of a Consul's full dress, otherwise they should 
have accompanied the inclosed. 

I am, Sir, respectfull}-, 

Your obed't servant, 

C. M. CONRAD, 
Acting Secretary. 

Letter of the Hon. THOMAS CORWIIV, introdndng Mr. Geo. 
P. Fox to Gen'l Winfield Scott. 

Washington, Dec. lid, 1852. 
Dear General:— 

This note will be presented to you by George P. Fox, em- 
peror of all the world-wide dominion of Tailordom. Mr. 
Fox furnishes all the clothing in vogue for civil and mili- 
tary gentlemen, and begs of me the favor of this note of 
introduction. 

Very truly yours, 

THOS. CORWIN. 
Major Gen'l Scott. 



Correspondence with SENATOR GWIN. 

G. P. Fox, Esq., New York :— 

San Francisco, Oct. SOth, 1852. 
Sir — You will please deliver to Adams & Co. the suit 
of clothes ordered by me, to the address of D. F. Douglass, 
San Francisco, California, and oblige 

Yours truly, 

W. M. GWIN. 



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"Washington City, Dec. 19, '51. 
Dear Sir: — 

The clothes have arrived and fit admirably. I need 
not for the present order any colored kinds, as I shall not 
use them probably until I return to California. 
Yery respectfully, 

Your obed't serv't, 

WM. M. GWIN. 
George P. Fox, Esq., Broadway, New York. 



Letter from ROBERT BEALE, Esq., formerly Sergeant-at- 
Arms of the United States Senate. 

Senate Chamber, Feb. \^th, 1852. 
I have seen a variety of specimens of the work of Mr. 
Fox, who bears this, and I take great pleasure in introdu- 
cing liira as a gentleman who stands at the head of his pro- 
fession. He is very appropriately styled the Leader of 
Fashion. He is here for the purpose of getting orders 
from gentlenaen who desire to have garments made fashion- 
able, durable, and tasteful. I have given him an order for 
a suit for myself, which I was induced to do from examr 
ining the neatness and, indeed, beauty of the mechanical 
execution of his work. 
' ROBERT BEALE. 



Senate Chamber, March 3 5, 1852. 
Mt Dear Sir: — 

I acknowledge with great pleasure the receipt of the 
suit you made for me ; it suits me exactly ; in point of ma- 
terial, quality, color, fit, finish, and neatness of execution 
nothing can be more perfect ; they fit with all the ease of 
an old suit, while they exhibit all the polish of a new. I 



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would not have the alteration of a hair in any one of the 
vestments, and I beg you to preserve my measure. 

You will be good enough to make a summer suit at 
your convenience ; the material, color, and, in short, all that 
appertains to them I leave to j^our superior taste and judg- 
ment. A lady complimented you by saying my suit was 
neatly beautiful. 

With my beat wishes, I remain 

Your fi'iend and obed't serv't 

R. BEALE, 
Sergeant-at-Armfi U. S. Senate. 
George P. Fox, Esq., Broadway, New York. 



Correspondence with the Hon. EDWARD EVERETT. 

It would be convenient to Mr. Everett to receive the 
garments ordered of Mr. Fox some weeks since. 
Washington, Feb. 14, 1853. 
Mr. George P. Fox, Broadway, New York. 



Correspondence with the Hon. HORACE GREELEY, Editor of 
the New Torit Tribune. 

Mr. Fox :— 

I did not receive your bill with my clothes. Please 
send it by bearer, and oblige 

Yours, 

HORACE GREELEY. 
Geo. P. Fox, Broadway. 
New York, July 1, 1854. 



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Correspondenie with the Hon. G. W. WRIGHT, ex-Mem- 
ber of Congress from California. 

House of Reps. Washington, D. C, } 
December 4, 1850. ) 

My Dear Sir: — 

Please get me up a honajide Navy blue dress coat, first 
quality, gilt button, and a pair of first quality black doe- 
skin pants, and forward the same fortliwitli by Adams' 
Express. 

Please send us a few of your cards. 

Very respectfully, 

G. V. WRIGHT. 
Mr. Fox, Merchant Tailor, 
Broadway, N. Y. 



Willard's Hotel, Washington, D. C, ) 
January 22, 1853. f 

My Dear Fox : — 

Your very kind favor of the 15th inst., un,der cover to 
Senator Gwin, was duly received, and would have re- 
ceived my immediate attention but for the fact that I was 
hourly expecting to hear from your city. My long delay, 
however, has only proven the necessity of a still longer 
stay, and I now write this line to inform you that I shall 
leave here either on Thursday or Friday next. 

I shall avail myself of the pleasure of an immediate 
call upon you upon my arrival. I had but an hour or two 
while in New York last, and found it impossible to pay my 
respects to the Napoleon of America. 

I have many thinga to say, and a few orders to be 
filled. I leave for California on the 20th of March or the 
:5th of April; meantime, I trust I shall have the pleasure 
of presenting to you many of my new friends who are 



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bound to occupy prominent positions in the new adminis- 
tration, and of course we shall both feel great pride in 
seeing them dressed like gentlemen, to saj' the least. 
Very respectfully. 

Your devoted friend, 

G. W. WRIGHT. 
Geo. p. Fox, Esq., 

Broadway, New York. 



Extract of Presentation of the Speeches of T. F. MEAGDF.R, 
Esq., the distingaished Irish orator, to Geo. P. Fox. 

Presented to G. P. Fox, Esq., by T, F. Meagher, in most 
friendly acknowledgment of the very handsome and costly 
gift he gave me the 10th of January, 1853, the anniversary 
of my escape from Yan Dieman's Land; in acknowledg- 
ment, moreover, of his unvarying attention to me ever 
since my arrival in America, and with the heartiest wishes 
for his continued success in that profession which his hon- 
esty, patriotism, and great ability has adorned. 



Letter from an Fnlinown Correspondent. 

Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1852. 
Mr. George P. Fox: — 

Dear Sir — Inclosed you will find $50, for which I want 
you to make me, as soon as possible, an Oriental K'haban 
of black or blue. Make it to suit your own taste, except 
the sleeves, which I want in overcoat style. Direct to me, 
Burnet House, Cincinnati, care of John L. Cassiday. 

Yours, <fec., 

A. MASON. 



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Letter from the Most Rev. TBEOBALD MATDE^V, the 
Great Apostle of Temperanee. 

My Dear Mr, Fox: — 

Accept my sincere thanks for your exceeding generos- 
it}?", in presenting me, unsolicited, with a superb suit of 
hlack clotli clothes. The delicate manner in which you 
conferred this favor much enhances the value of the gift. 
Believe me, 

Your grateful friend, 

THEOBALD MATIIEW. 
New York, Oct. 25, 1851. 



Correspondeoce with JENKY LIND. 

G. P. Fox will please take Miss Lind's instructions for 
making a gentleman's morning-wrapper, and oblige 

JNO. F. KING. 
(Countersigned) Jenny Lind. 



Letter from Sir H. L. BULWER, formerly Ambassador from 
£na;land to the United States, now her Britannie M.ajesty's 
Ambassador to Coustaotinople. 

Sir:— 

I will call on you to-day, and there are a few small al- 
terations in the trowsers which I will suggest. 

Yours, very truly, 

H. L. BULWER. 
Geo. p. Fox, Esq., &c., <fec,, Ac. 



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(A.) 
Letters from B. LYTTON, the son of Sir Edward Bnlwer Lytton, 
Bart., formerly Attache to the British Legation at Wash- 
ington, and now celebrated for his poetical reputation as 
" Owen Meredith." 

" I beg to testify to Mr. Fox's ability as an artist of 
great genius botb in tbe conception and execution of ever}' 
work and branch of a profession of which lie is rightly 
entitled "the President." BULWER LYTTON. 

Bkitish Legation, "Washington, 
February, 1852. 



(B.) 

British Legation, Dec. 5, '5L 
Dear Sir: — 

As the 1st of January is approaching, and I shall be in 
want of my uniform on that day, I have availed m3'self of 
Mr. Moore, one of H. M. Messengers, being in New York, 
to request him to bring it with him on his return to Wash- 
ington. I would, therefore, be obliged to you if you would 
give it to him or his order. 

The waistcoat you sent me I received quite safely — it 
is not the exact color which I thought I had mentioned, 
but is vt-ry well made, and^^s well. 
******* * 

I phould be glad to know if you think you are likely 
to be in Washington during the winter, as if I remain in 
this country the whole of that season, I shall be in want of 
some winter clothes, and would wait till I could see you 
before getting them, if you are likely to be here then. 

I should also be glad if you would inform me, how, if 
you are not coming up here, I could send you the amount 
of your bill to New Y'ork. 

Your obed't servant. B. LYTTON. 



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Letters from Sir JOHN F. CRAMPTON, formerly British 
Ambassador to the United States, now H. B. Majesty's Am- 
bassador to St. Petersbnrgh, Russia. 

Washington, May 5, 1852. 
Sir: — 

I inclose you a check for the amount of a bill against 
Mr. Lytton. ****** 

If you will be good enough to send me the receipt I 
will forward it to him. 

Your obed't serv't, 

JOHN F. CRAMPTON". 
Geo. p. Fox, Esq., 
New York. 



"Washington, June 16, 1852. 
Sir:— 

I inclose herewith a check for your bill. Please send 
me a receipt for the same. 

Your most obed't serv't, 

JOHN F. CRAMPTON. 
G. P. Fox, Esq., 

New York. 



Letter of ISAAC V. FOWLER, Esq., Postmaster of N. I. 

Post Office, New York, } 
March 16, 1859. [ 
Dear Sir: — 

Permit me to introduce to you Mr. George P. Fox, of 
New Jersey, who wishes to see you on a matter of business 
connected Avith the department. 

He is a gentleman of character and position, and yott 



can implicitly rely upon the correctness of any statements 
made by him. 

Very respectfully yours, 

ISAAC V. FOWLER. 
Horatio King, Esq., 

Assistant Postmaster-General, 

Washington, D. C, 



Correspondence with the WAR DEPARTMENT. 

Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, Feb. 17, 1860. ) 
Sir: — 

Your letter of the 9th inst., to the Secretary of War, 
has been referred to this Office, and in partial compliance 
with your request, a copy of the Army Register for 1860 
has been transmitted to your address. 

A revised edition of the Regulations respecting the 
dress of the Army is now in preparation for the press. A 
copy will be furnished you at the earliest moment practi- 
cable. 

Very respectfnll}'. 

Your obed't serv't, 

S. COOPER, 
A (Ijutant- General. 
To Geo. P. Fox, Esq., 

No. 824 Broadway, N. Y. 



Birectioas for ifletisuremeat. 



All measures recorded, with the view to make future 
garments ; and, to effect a saving of time and expense to 
persons residing in any part of the United States, or else- 
where, by favoring George P. Fox with a prepaid letter, 
containing a remittance or naming a respectable City 
Reference, they can procure any article, equally advan- 
tageous as if personally ordered. When finished, will be 
securely packed in a box, and promptly forwarded per 
express, with bill for collection. 

Particulars and Correct Directions for Self-Measnrement. 

DRESS, FROCK, PALETOT, SACK, k'hABAN, OR OVERCOAT. 

1st, N"atural waist on back, then fashionable waist, 
thence full length of skirt, 

2d. From back seam on back, to sleeve seam on back, 
then in continuation down to the elbow, and thence down 
to full length of sleeve. 

3. From top of back seam, where it joins the collar, 
measure around the front of the scye (armhole) to natural 
wast on the back, thence to fashionable waist, thence to 
back seam straight across from the bottom of armhole, 
thence to top of back ; then place the end of the measure 
on the back seam, opposite the sleeve seam ; and then 
carry it round in front, and under the arm, back to tlie 
starting place. 

4th. Breast, waist and hips. 



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OVERCOAT. 

Same measures preciselj'', also showing the length of 
skirt required. 

PANT A LOONS. 

1st. From hips, on outside seam, down to knee, thence 
to sole of boot or shoe. 

2d. Then inside leg seam, then around waist, liips, 
seat, knee, and bottoms. 

VEST. 

let. From back seam on collar down to the top button, 
then down full length, thence to hip bone; now keep the 
measure fast on the hip, and drop the tape measure at the 
neck and bring it up to top of back seam on the back, and 
note the difference ; then the breast, waist, and hips. 

P. S. — Write the name of every measure and the num- 
ber of inches to follow its description, in order to prevent 
error. 



ANTI-OREDIT. 

No Goods delivered until examined, approved, and paid for. 

To insure the best style of accurate fitting, please to try 
on in the store dressing-rooms, and approve of all the gar- 
ments before the mirrors, previous to directing them to be 
delivered. 

POINT DE CREDIT— AU COMPTANT. 
Point d'efFets livres qu'ils ne soient payes en billet de New York. 
Pour assurer la parfaite confection des habillements, on 
est prie de les essayer dans le magasin, et d'en temoigner 
la satisfaction, avant d'en ordonner la livraison. 

p^ Buying Cheap, the Proprietor invariably pays 
Cash for all his Goods when Purchased. 



NOTICES OF THE PRESS. 



G. P. Fox's celebrated Establishment has not failed to 
attract the attention of those vigilant purveyors for the 
public taste, the daily journalists of New York, Washing- 
ton, and other cities, here and in Europe, to whose judicious 
and well-timed encomiums it is indebted for much of the 
prestige with, which it is surrounded ; and to Avhom Fox 
takes this opportunity to tender his cordial acknowledg- 
ments for their flattering notices of his Establishment, 
among otlier distinguished institutions, which are justly 
the pride of this great metropolis. From the great mass 
of paragraphs which his Fashionable Clothing Emporium 
has elicited from leading journals, Geo. P, Fox takes an 
honest satisfaction in presenting the following to the atten- 
tion of the public : — 



THE WORLD OF FASHION UNDER ONE ROOF. 

Power is always stealing from the many to the few ; 
but the many flock to the Palace of Tailordom, 824 Broad- 
way, where the great trio of artists, English, French, and 
American, lead the ton and adorn the noble form of man 
in a style which the highest cultivated taste approves. In 



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plain Anglo-Saxon, "The New York Metropolitan Tailor- 
ing Emporium," under the management of George P. Fox, 
the President of Fashion, and his accomplished workmen, 
is the place where the most perfect garments are made that 
English, French, or American skill ever produced. A word 
to the wise is sufficient. 



From the New York Tribune. 

Business in Broadway, — Every visitor in our city looks 
with admiration on the great business establishments which 
are daily springing up in Broadway, under a more ]>otent 
influence than the charmed lamp of Aladdin. It is not only 
the palaces, the warehouses for the sale of rich and costly 
goods on a large scale, that attract his attention, but the 
bountiful arrangements which are made for the supply of 
the daily wants of life. Among these we know of no ar- 
tist who has more deservedly attained a liigh eminence 
than the celeln-ated George P. Fox, No. 82-i Broadway, 
whose magnificently fitted up store is constantly thi-onged 
with gentlemen of taste and fashion, purchasing his latest 
inventions in the world of stylo, and admiring the curious 
and beautiful patterns which are daily taking shape imder 
his plastic hand. No resident of New York, who prides 
himself on a knowledge of the admirable features of his 
favorite city, should fail to visit Fox, and at the same lime 
witness the superior arrangements of his store, and sys- 
tematic mode of transacting business, different from other 
tailors. Fox's charges are strictly moderate ; he buys all 
his goods for cash, takes no credit, and thereby prevents 
the necessity for his customers purchasing ill-shai:)ed, com- 
mon, slovenly garments, from the so-called cheap stores 
elsewhere. 



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From a New York Paper. 
This has been well called the age of Progress; and our 
city, which is the focus of all eyes, and the centre of all 
trades, the great city of the New World, and the third in 
importance on the globe, the place of welcome for the 
stranger and the exile, the spot which is the seat of fashion 
as well as the mart of business, partakes largely of this pro- 
gress. In its merchant princes, its island and ocean pala- 
ces, its displays of gayety, in its sobriety and its light- 
heartedness, it is without an equal. Its stores are unrivaled 
for their costliness, their taste and their beauty ; and 
Broadway, the great highway of the people, where the 
best of them'^re, has attractions equal to those of London, 
Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, the great seats of em- 
pire in the Old "World. One of the best ai-ranged, most 
orderly, and economical of the New-York establishments, 
is that of G. P. Fox, No. 824 Broadway, the fashionable 
tailor of the age. He has reduced his business to the most 
perfect system. There is one department for coats, another 
for vests, a third for pantaloons, a fourth for military and 
naval cutting and fitting, which is an immense business in the 
city. Then, there are men from France, Great Britain, 
Germany, and other parts of Europe; so that not only all 
tastes are suited, but the fancies of all people represented 
and served. System like this, connected with regular im- 
portations from abroad, has enabled Mr. G. P. Fox to serve 
his customers and the piiblic with the greatest promptness, 
and at prices in all respects satisfactory to the reasonable 
purchaser. Mr. G. P. Fox has been thirty-three years in 
the Tailoring business ; and his success has been wonder- 
ful. He has spared neither labor nor expense in making 
his establishment complete, elegant, and comfortable in all 
its arrangements, and he has been well rewarded for his 



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pains. To all our citizens, from the sober Quaker to those 
who love to shine " in the glass of fashion and the mold of 
form," we commend this new and elegant establishment. 



From the New York Express. 

Gentlemen's Dress in New York. — No city in the world 
can boast of facilities like New York for the complete and 
tasteful furnishing of a gentleman's wardrobe, in all its ap- 
pointments, from the light, zephyr under-dresses, which 
have been brought to an exquisite degree of perfection, to 
the splendid garments wliich are produced at the ateliers 
of our ambitious and accomplished tailors. Among these, 
we knoAv of no artist who has more deservedly attained a 
high eminence than the celebrated George P. Fox, No. 824 
Broadway, whose magnificently fitted up store is constantly 
thronged with gentlemen of taste and fashion, purchasing 
his latest inventions in the world of style, and admiring 
the curious and beautiful patterns which are daily taking 
shape under his plastic hand. He combines in his produc- 
tions the peculiar excellencies both of the classical and ro- 
mantic styles. Witliout a gross deviation from the current 
models, they have an air of originality which is always 
picturesque and attractive in the highest degree. At the 
same time, our G. P. Fox is eminently a practical man, and 
has turned the energies of his fruitful mind to the attain- 
ment of the highest excellence in all the details of his art. 

To strangers and foreigners we need not say that his 
emporium is the central point of attraction, both to those 
who wish to obtain a glimpse of fashionable life in New 
York, and to those who desire te replenish their wardrobes 
in the latest style of the Boulevards of Paris, and of Regent 



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Street, London. His preparations for the approaching sea- 
son are truly magnificent, and should be examined by every 
one before fitting himself for a fashionable campaign. 



We will only add that the chevaliers dlndustrie, who, 
under the disguise of purchasers, have frequently attempt- 
ed to obtain possession of his patterns, are most welcome 
at the greatest distance. We will apj^ly to them the classic 
phrase, " Procul, proctd, este profani." George P. Fox 
assures his friends, and all who may favor him with a 
visit, that the splendor of his garments is equaled only by 
the cheapness of his prices. No connection with any other 
house of a similar name. Corner of 12th street and Broad- 
way. 



FROM WASHINGTON PAPERS. 

The Levee. — The fashionable world were agreeably de- 
lighted, at the reception on Friday evening, by the inter- 
change of salutations between the two lions of the day — 
the President of the United States, Mr. Fillmore, and the 
President of Fashion, George P. Fox, of Broadway, New 
York, who is at present sojourning at Willard's, for 
the purpose of modeling the outer form of fashion, in the 
latest improved styles. The two Presidents were attired 
in the same costume, viz: blue coats, fancy vests, and black 
eassimere pantaloons. Both coats were adorned witli Cali- 
fornia gold buttons, of Fox's own importation, which were 
very greatly admired. Fox's style made quite an impres- 
sion upon our fashionables. 



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